Age Limit Raised For Steward Jobs
A new age limit raises eligibility for steward positions in the L. S. Maritime Service. Applicants must be American citizens aged between 21 and 50 and have prior cooking experience. a two week training course is required. Applications are filed with the Maritime Service, 1215 Empire Building, Birmingham.
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Menard's Department
L. S Merchant Marine
Lasbreta
Dames L. Vaughan
CS Martie
Cocks End Loekers
Uue
L. & Martime Service
Empire Building
Birmingham
Racial tensions disrupt Mobile shipyard work
In Mobile Alabama workers indicate they will return to work after appeals while Washington reviews a proposed settlement of racial disturbances at the Pinto Relend shipyard. State Guard units to be recalled though three hour mobilization possible for new emergencies. War Manpower official Morley says referral cards will not be issued to workers quitting over disturbances.
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Mobile
Ala
Washington
Bags Pinto Relend
State Guard
Sree
Burton R. Morley
War Manpower Commission
Olther
Morley
Country Butter Points Lowered
Reductions in point value of country butter acid by individual producers or retailers have been authorized by the district CPA director Dr Albert H Collins and the County War Price and Rationing Board. To obtain a reduction a seller must show butter on hand is not being disposed of and that price remains low enough to maintain the farm butter and creamery butter price differential. No reduction below five points per pound. Applications must be in writing. authorized reductions last up to 30 days with possible extension on request.
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CPA
Albert H. Collins
Sellar
Indicted soldiers posted bond in carnal knowledge case
Number 9 continues from Page One as soldiers Private Arthur DeMeo and Private Tom Gibson face charges after 15 indictments. They are out on $500 bonds each set by Judge Saxon P. Poyner at a county court commitment hearing after surrendering to Sheriff Farmer following a Napier Field military authorities conference. Police had arrested them early Friday and held them in military police custody until transfer.
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Mainmul
Arthur DeMeo
Tom Gibson
Saxon P. Poyner
Thy
Farmer
Napier Field
County Students Earn 930 Diplomas Across Schools
Solomon Baxter county superintendent announced that about 30 students in seventeen county schools earned diplomas this year. Approximately 500 sixth graders, 240 junior high students, and 150 senior high students graduated, with Columbia High School diploma ceremonies at 9 30 tonight and Cottonwood High School seniors receiving diplomas this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Baxter
Columbia High School
Cottonwood High School
Baxter
Picnic Tragedy Claims Two Valdosta Children
In Valdosta Georgia on a Sunday picnic Virginia Willis Wilkes twelve and Margaret Guest eleven died after falling into a water filled clay pit. Clean Wilkes ten was rescued by Mr Guest and later recovered after a radio appeal for divers. Corporal Richard C. Sanders Moody Field recovered the body and county stockade inmates helped evacuate others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta, Ga
Virginia Willis Wilkes
Ivey Wilkes
Margaret Guest
Eliaha Guest
Valdosta
Clean Wilkes
Mr. Guest
Richard C. Sanders
Moody Field
Convicta
Lowndes County Atockade
Bomb raid devastates town church service
Five bombs dropped by raiders hit a town church during a service, killing many and injuring others. Flags and notices outside the wrecked church show a bishops fund collection from the service. A 12 year old boy, Michael, and others were in heat clothes fleeing the scene as crews recovered bodies and searched for missing relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishops’ Fund
Frank Perrot
Michael
Mary
Marc
Birmingham Coal Production Normal
Alabama coal output was normal as Edgwater mine crews returned to work. John J. Hanratty said the workers voted 100 percent to resume and hoped for no further stoppages. The dispute involved shaft maintenance shifts at the 1700-employee Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. awaiting a possible extension of the current temporary agreement before midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Edgwater
Tennessee Coal, Tron & Railroad Co
John J. Hanratty
United Mine Workers of America
Hanratty
UMWA
Washington
Fire at Dothin Recreation Center Causes Minor Damage
Firefighters responded to a blaze at the Dothin Recreation Center basement yesterday. Officials said damage was negligible and the cause is believed to be a tossed cigarette or ember from a mite, with a small pile of trash near a doorway as the ignition point. Investigations continue.
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Yesteray
Dothin Recreation Center
Qremen
Delegation Named for National Education Assembly
J. J. Colling, Geneva County superintendent, named Alabama Education Association delegate to the National Education Association Assembly in Indianapolis Indiana on June 28 and 29. War conditions cancel regular program but speeches from Educational Policies Commission Defense Commission and Legislative Commission will be given by speakers including Dr George D Strayer and Dr Willis A Sutton.
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Geneva
J. J. Colling
Geneva County
Alabama Education Association
Representative Assembly
Lnfianipolia
Indiana
Taminar flow drop tank weighs seven pounds empty
A Taminar flow drop tank weighs seven pounds when empty and about 1000 pounds when filled with 165 gallons of gasoline. The modification roughly doubles a plane’s range but raises top speed by only four percent. the blaze’s glow was not noticeable from the building.
Continued report on Farge Cine accident injuries
The narrative describes injuries from an incident involving Captain Hawke Lieutenants and a patrolman. It records knee lacerations a fractured rib and internal injuries amid confusing OCR text about timing and participants. The report notes the accident occurring around 3 AM with names Merriwether and Weise mentioned.
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Yin
Han
Hawke
Whin
Trivate Weise
Merriwether
Service Men Assured Ration Book Three
Service members are promised War Ration Book Three but issuance will occur after civilian supplies arrive. Many service members and their families may miss early ration dates. the date of use is to be determined. Applications for service members should go through normal channels to the Birmingham center between June 1 and 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Birmingham
Allied Air Raids Hit Naples and Sardinia Front
Allied North Africa headquarters reported heavy air attacks on Naples and Sardinia including an air field and factory strike. Four engined planes were shot down over Naples, with damage to public buildings, while Pantelleria and Bari targets also suffered. The Northwest African air force lost one plane but its pilot survived.
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Ples
Great Dam
Naples
Allied North Africas
North African Air Force
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Rome
Toth
Bari
Potenza
Foggia
Northwest African Air Force
Pantel- Terra
Yuid
Europe
Sicily
Middle East Air Command
Axia
Soap shortage and fat imports drive 1943 production outlook
A wartime report notes soap ingredients shift toward fats and greases, with 90 percent of fats from animal sources anticipated. FDA aims to import more fats and expand plant-based materials as supply lines adjust due to lend-lease constraints, Philippine and East Indies seizures, and ongoing consumer cooperations by households and butchers. Exhaustive glycerine needs keep soap output high, while quotas stay below the 10-41 level. For motorists, a reminder to check shock absorbers after long drives.
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Philippines
East Indies
Food Distribution Administration
FDA
Twelve year old girl reports assault by soldiers on a bus stop
A twelve year old girl traveling from Lineville to Hartford accused soldiers of assault after they met her at a bus stop and urged her to walk with them. She said the attacks occurred at the old Howe School building on EB Burltsheaf Street. Juvenile guardians held her until Friday when she was returned to her parents. Her father told the sheriff he did not wish to prosecute, but the case will be presented to the next grand jury.
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Gir
Lineville
Real Avea
Hartford
Howeachoo
Burtleshaw Street
Prowse dies at Donalsonville Ida Baughman obituary
Mrs Ida Baughman seventy four of Cedar Springs Ga died in Donalsonville hospital after a two week illness. She was born Cedar Springs and belonged to Cedar Springs Methodist Church. Survived by husband Charles Baughman and two half sisters and two sisters in law. Funeral at Cedar Springs Methodist Church Tuesday at 11 am with two ministers officiating. burial Cedar Springs cemetery. Police investigated a prowler incident on Mor than street. suspect not identified. The wave of night prowlers in West Adams Street area had subsided after residents increased vigilance.
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Ida Mae Sheffield Baughman
Donalsonville
Cedar Springs
Mor_ than street
West Adame Street
Alice
Canadians Probing Train Wreck Attempt
Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigated an attempted wreck on the Montreal Vancouver Flyer near Pawtek Fort William Ontario. Sectionman Andrew Kassiuk 50 said he was shot twice while replacing rafl pipes after finding tampered track 30 minutes before the westbound train was due. The railway carriages were delayed about thirty minutes before the train resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Pacific Railway
Andrew Kassiuk
William Ingram
Kassiuk
Pawtek
Kosliuk
Pantek
Farmers fear peanut crop cuts threaten war food program
In the Wiregrass section officials warn a large portion of the peanut acreage may be abandoned and livestock may freeze remaining crops, undermining the war food production program. They propose using armed forces for harvests, with wages matching standards, and seek Food Administration help for tractor parts to avoid idle machinery.
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War Fooda
Houston
C. M. Ling
Carmichael
The
Food Administration
Ha Wood Administration
Truce Proclaimed as Miners Walk Out in Coal Regions
More than 800 miners left four southeastern soft coal mines just before Ickes publicized his telegram urging immediate agreement. UMW officials say dissatisfaction stems from lack of contract settlement in Washington. Ickes warned that delays threaten wartime coal production, as negotiations resumed after a two hour morning recess. Government eyes a possible broader intervention if a break does not develop today.
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Lewis
Ickes
Ed Bean
UMW
Harlan
Washington
Roosevelt
van Horn
War Lator Board
Union
Jeadera
Teo
Secretare Ickes
Tate
Minerea
Iis
Missie Sippi Love To Hold Says Ay Report
Ay reports Missie Sippi Love To Hold plans to hold a sale or event with an estimated earnings around $75.00. The fragment references a tale or line about the event and its proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missie Sippi
Contested French leadership and Allied victory talk
Fragmented report notes De Gaulle and Giraud in talks amid Allied victory rhetoric. French forces move toward potential armistice terms as debates unfold over sovereignty and the future of France.
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Algiers
Ifru
Fam
United States
Bri
Ts Wha
da Gaulle
de Gaval
Berlin
Alan
Fil
Tourville
Dugeau-T
Alexandria
Rene Emin Sistence
Mars
Alexandria Fle
New York
Red
Giraud
Raud
France
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St. Joarph
Ff Interest
Taana
Joans
Dothan Savings & Loan Co. the Bank
U. S. Navy
NEA
Cormir
Navy
Pacific
Ary
New Guinea
Horace H. Fuller
Old Guard
Farge Cine
Fighter
Komondor
Julie Carter
Hollywood
Ida Baughman
Mber
Laleve Eftieg de Gaulle
Giresd Jy Mary
Froy Siera Opty
Fren Massign
Philpe
Jeter
Monnet
Melbourne
Valve
Hatch
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